Chapter 540: Don’t slander me!
When Mu Gengli heard this, his expression changed slightly and looked a little ugly, but he still tried his best to remain calm.
He forced a smile and said, "Saint, I'm afraid you have misunderstood. There is absolutely no problem with this wine."
His hands unconsciously clenched the armrests of the chair, and the veins on the back of his hands bulged slightly, showing his inner tension.
Seeing this, Su Chenyin stood up suddenly. Her eyes were like burning torches, sweeping over everyone present with extreme sharpness.
"Okay, since the Palace Master insists that there is no problem with this wine, why not have the Palace Master taste it first so that we can see it with our own eyes."
She opened her red lips slightly, and her voice was clear, pleasant, yet extremely loud, like the sound of a huge bell, echoing in the extremely silent hall.
When Mu Gengli heard Su Chenyin's aggressive words, his face became even uglier.
His mouth opened slightly and he stammered a few times, but he was unable to utter a complete sentence for a long time.
For a moment, the atmosphere in the entire hall suddenly became more tense, like the depression and dullness before a storm.
Upon seeing this, the disciples of Qianluo Palace could not help but start whispering to each other.
"What on earth happened? Could it be that the wine was really poisoned?"
"It shouldn't be the case. Why would the Palace Master poison the Saint?"
"Tsk, that's hard to say. Maybe there are some unknown secrets."
"That's right. We ordinary disciples don't know what happened..."
Just as everyone was talking, Elder Jin, who had been silent, suddenly stood up.
He said to Su Chenyin with a big smile on his face: "Saintess, you are probably too worried. How could this wine be poisonous?"
However, deep in his seemingly calm eyes, he clearly revealed a barely perceptible nervousness, and even a few tiny beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.
Su Chenyin's beautiful eyes turned slightly, her gaze slowly fell on Elder Jin, and an extremely contemptuous smile appeared on her face.
"Oh? Not poisonous, is that true?"
Hearing Su Chenyin's questioning words, Elder Jin nodded with certainty.
"Yes, it is indeed not poisonous. How could we dare to poison the Saint?"
As soon as Elder Jin finished his firm words, Su Chenyin chuckled and made a suggestion with a sincere face.
"In that case, why don't you taste it yourself, Elder? Then I can see what is so special about this fine wine."
When Elder Jin heard this, his expression changed slightly, and a barely perceptible panic flashed across his originally calm face.
But he quickly calmed down and responded with a dry laugh:
"Saint, you are joking. How can this old elder withstand the torment of such strong liquor?"
"Besides, this wine was carefully prepared for you, the Saint. How dare elders like me have the slightest intention of overstepping our authority?"
After saying that, his eyes began to flicker left and right, as if he was trying his best to avoid Su Chenyin's sharp gaze like a torch.
Su Chenyin snorted coldly, and the coldness on his frosty face became even colder. He said coldly:
"Humph, you don't dare to drink? Is there really something fishy in this wine?"
"Palace Master, Elder Jin, is this how your palace treats me, the Saint? You actually dared to put drugs in the wine, what on earth are you thinking?"
At the end of her speech, her voice unconsciously rose a few notches, and her clear and pleasant voice was filled with endless anger and majesty, which was chilling.
At this moment, her beautiful eyes were like two cold rays of light, fixed on Mu Gengli and Elder Jin, as if she wanted to see through them, leaving them nowhere to hide.
As Su Chenyin pressed on step by step, Elder Jin was so angry that he was shaking all over and his face turned ashen.
His originally relatively calm demeanor was now gone, replaced by a look of frustration.
"Saint, you...don't slander me!" Elder Jin shouted angrily.
At this moment, the atmosphere in the entire hall seemed to be frozen, so depressing that it was almost impossible to breathe.
Everyone present was silent as a mouse, not daring to make a sound, for fear of getting into trouble by accident.
However, in this dead silence, Wang Yousu could no longer suppress the anger in his heart and suddenly stood out from the crowd.
She put her hands on her waist, raised her eyebrows, glared at Su Chenyin with her beautiful eyes, and shouted loudly:
"Hmph, Saint, don't be so ungrateful!"
"The Palace Master personally toasts you. That is a great gift to you. He thinks highly of you and that is why he does this."
"But you are so ungrateful that you even dare to accuse the Palace Master of poisoning the wine? This is simply treason!"
"You're a saint, aren't you? How can you be a saint at all? You've just returned to Qianluo Palace and you're accusing others without knowing right or wrong!"
"If you ask me, maybe you are not the Saint of Qianluo Palace at all. Maybe you are fake..."
Wang Yousu's mouth was chattering non-stop, his voice was sharp and piercing, like a sharp sword piercing straight at Su Chenyin.
Her eyes were burning with rage, and she did not hide her anger and disgust towards Su Chenyin at all.
He looked as if he was about to rush forward to confront Su Chenyin face to face and have a talk with her in the next second.
Faced with Wang Yousu's aggressive attitude, Su Chenyin remained calm and collected.
She just glanced at Wang Yousu coldly and uttered an angry scold.
"Who do you think you are? Shut up, it's not your turn to speak here!"
Although the volume of the scolding was not loud, the majesty contained in it made Wang Yousu shiver involuntarily.
"You!" Wang Yousu was so angry that she was speechless for a moment, and the words came to her lips but she couldn't say them.
For a moment, Wang Yousu felt a burning pain on his face, which was caused by shame and anger.
Although she was extremely angry in her heart, facing Su Chenyin's fierce momentum, she did not dare to say another word.
She could only bite her lips tightly and stare at Su Chenyin with an almost hostile look.
At this time, the great elder who was sitting next to Wang Yousu witnessed his daughter's impulsive and reckless behavior, and a trace of anger instantly appeared on his face.
He quickly reached out, grabbed Wang Yousu's arm and pulled her towards her seat.
At the same time, he lowered his voice and squeezed out a few words from between his teeth.
"SuSu, sit down and stop talking nonsense!"
His scolding voice was low and majestic, with an unquestionable tone of command.
Wang Yousu was pulled so hard by the great elder that he staggered and was forced to sit back on the chair.
Her chest rose and fell violently. She turned to look at the Great Elder and said through gritted teeth:
"Dad, why are you pulling me in? Su Chenyin slandered the Palace Master and Elder Jin so much, are we just going to sit back and do nothing?"
"Also, she actually dared to curse me like that. How could I possibly swallow this?"